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catnapped

catnapped is the simple past and past participle of catnap.

Meaning of catnap

Verb (1)

catnap (third-person singular simple present catnaps, present participle catnapping, simple past and past participle catnapped)

  1. (intransitive) To take a catnap (short sleep or nap).
    • A toddler who is still having two day sleeps will generally have one good sleep and one catnap, and a toddler who is around three years of age and getting close to dropping her day sleep will catnap.2010, Tizzie Hall, Save Our Sleep: Toddler, page 117

Verb (2)

catnap (third-person singular simple present catnaps, present participle catnapping, simple past and past participle catnapped)

  1. (transitive) To kidnap a cat.
    • When you suspect your cat's up a tree because he was chased or now locked up in the parked car because someone conspired to catnap him (he is quite the personality), what economic scales could they employ to set ransom?1990, Kalliope, page 40

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Questions about catnapped

What is catnapped the simple past and past participle of?
Catnapped is the simple past and past participle of catnap.

Words near catnapped in the dictionary

  1. Catmull-Rom spline
  2. Catmull-Rom splines
  3. catnap
  4. catnaper
  5. catnapers
  6. catnapped
  7. catnapper
  8. catnappers
  9. catnapping
  10. catnappings
  11. catnaps

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